The Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department is offering an American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor class starting Wednesday.
Attendance is required at all sessions, a press release said. Students must be 16 years old and meet the following pre-requisites:
- Swim at level four: 25 yards of front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke, elementary backstroke and sidestroke and 15 yards of the butterfly; and
- Maintain position on back for one minute floating in deep water and tread water for one minute.
Upon successful completion of this course, the instructor will be able to teach American Red Cross: parent and child aquatics, preschool aquatics, learn-to-swim levels one to six, and water safety courses.
The fee is $200. Registration is at the Oak Ridge Civic Center Front Desk. Payment is due at the time of registration, and class assignments and materials will be issued then.
This session will meet at the following dates and times at the Oak Ridge Civic Center: May 15, 16, and 17, and May 23 and 24 from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. and on Saturday, May 18 and 25, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
For more information, call the Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks department at (865) 425-3450. Enrollment is limited. Visit the website at www.orrecparks.org for information on all of the Recreation and Parks Department programs.
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